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Point trackingTotal points earned: 7500
âś… 5. The Sides 5 x 500 = 2500
âś… 4. Desserts 5 x 400 = 2000
âś… 3. Burger and Hotdog Toppings 5 x 300 = 1500
âś… 2. Drinks Station 5 x 200 = 1000
âś… 1. Chips and Dip 5 x 100 = 500
Around the Year in 52 Books
Books mentioned in this topic
The Turn of the Screw (other topics)Before We Forget Kindness (other topics)
Zazie in the Metro (other topics)
The Family Jewels (other topics)
Confessions on the 7:45 (other topics)
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Authors mentioned in this topic
Henry James (other topics)Toshikazu Kawaguchi (other topics)
Raymond Queneau (other topics)
Caimh McDonnell (other topics)
Lisa Unger (other topics)
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Jun 1 - Aug 31
Completed Jul 2
🥔 1. Chips and Dip - 100 points
(view spoiler)[1a. A book in a series - Dark Hollow (Charlie Parker, #2) by John Connolly #2 in series
1b. A book with water on the cover - One True Loves by Taylor Jenkins Reid cover is a beach scene, including the ocean
1c. A book released in 2024 or 2025 - Confessions on the 7:45 by Lisa Unger published Feb 1, 2024
1d. A book by a new to you author - Finding Nouf (Nayir Sharqi & Katya Hijazi #1) by Zoë Ferraris
1e. A humorous book - The Family Jewels (Dublin Trilogy, #7) by Caimh McDonnell MPGs include Humor and Comedy (hide spoiler)]
🥤 2. Drinks Station - 200 points
(view spoiler)[Author's initials are in:
2a. FRESH-SQUEEZED LEMONADE - The Ghost and Mrs. Muir by R.A. Dick R and D
2b. UNSWEETENED ICED TEA - The Butcher and the Wren (Dr. Wren Muller, #1) by Alaina Urquhart A and U
2c. ROOT BEER SODA - Hope Never Dies (Obama Biden Mysteries, #1) by Andrew Shaffer A and S
2d. FRUIT PUNCH - American on Purpose: The Improbable Adventures of an Unlikely Patriot by Craig Ferguson C and F
2e. SPARKLING WATER - Home Stretch by Graham Norton G and N (hide spoiler)]
🍔 3. Burger and Hotdog Toppings - 300 points
(view spoiler)[3a. Ketchup: A book with red on the cover - After Oz by Gordon McAlpine title and author name in red
3b. Relish: A book by a favorite author - The Suspect (Kate Waters, #3) by Fiona Barton a new favorite author
3c. Mustard: A book with a military character (serving, retired, or adjacent) - A Left-Handed History of the World by Ed Wright Alexander the Great and Napoleon are among the people profiled.
3d. Pickles: A book title that includes a word starting with the letter P - And the Band Played On: Politics, People, and the AIDS Epidemic by Randy Shilts Played
3e. Cheese: A sentimental book - 84, Charing Cross Road by Helene Hanff lovely book about the lifelong correspondence between a writer and a bookseller (hide spoiler)]
🍪 4. Desserts - 400 points
(view spoiler)[4a. A book with a child main character - The Inheritance of OrquĂdea Divina by Zoraida CĂłrdova Tatinelly’s daughter Rhiannon is a MC
4b. A book with a wedding - Lamb: The Gospel According to Biff, Christ’s Childhood Pal by Christopher Moore Pages 361 - 363 describe the wedding at Cana where Jesus turns water into wine.
4c. A book that has been nominated for an award - The House of Eve by Sadeqa Johnson NAACP Image Award Nominee for Fiction (2024)
4d. A book with a cafe, bakery, or restaurant as an important setting - Before We Forget Kindness by Toshikazu Kawaguchi set in a cafe
4e. A book originally written in a language other than English - Zazie in the Metro by Raymond Queneau original language = French (hide spoiler)]
🍉 5. The Sides - 500 points
(view spoiler)[5a. Potato salad - A book with more than one point of view - A Serial Killer's Guide to Marriage by Asia Mackay story goes between Hazel's and Fox's POVs
5b. Mac n' cheese - A book by an author with 10 or more books - It by Stephen King King has published over 60 books
5c. Corn bread - A book originally published before 1900 - The Turn of the Screw by Henry James first published in 1898
5d. Deviled eggs - A book with challenging subject matter - All the Water in the World by Eiren Caffall dystopian climate fiction
5e. Watermelon - A book over 500 pages - The Woman They Could Not Silence: One Woman, Her Incredible Fight for Freedom, and the Men Who Tried to Make Her Disappear by Kate Moore 540 pp. (hide spoiler)]